little magazine

American  

noun

1. a magazine, usually small in format and of limited circulation, that publishes literary works.

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little magazine British  

noun

1. a literary magazine that features experimental or other writing of interest to a limited number of readers

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Etymology

Origin of little magazine

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

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little magazine

“It’s just a little magazine story, and not my best work,” says Cohn.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

As editor and then publisher, Mr. Navasky presided over the Nation from 1978 to 2005, cultivating a roster of stylish, incisive writers while pinching pennies and soliciting donations to keep the little magazine afloat.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2023

The essay appeared in the September and December, 1919, issues of The Egoist, the London-based little magazine for which Eliot had been serving as an assistant editor since June, 1917.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 27, 2019

So, the point is, in today’s world, people are into tweets and skinny little magazine articles and no one’s reading journals anymore.

From MSNBC ● Oct. 16, 2019

I think it is a very valuable little magazine, you make everything seem so interesting.

From The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 30, June 3, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls by Various

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